CO12 4GT postcode in Tendring, Essex

CO12 4GT is a postcode in Tendring, in the Dovercourt Tollgate ward. It is in the Harwich and North Essex parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since October 2023.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Tendring: 79% Typical price £234,000 Homes sold in CO12 4, last 12 months. ▼ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station Harwich International 2.6 km in a straight line

Where CO12 4GT is, and what is near it

Map of CO12 4GT and what is near it Map of CO12 4GT: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the CO12 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CO12 4AN: also in CO12 4CO12 4AP: also in CO12 4CO12 4AR: also in CO12 4CO12 4AW: also in CO12 4CO12 4DH: also in CO12 4CO12 4DN: also in CO12 4CO12 4DP: also in CO12 4CO12 4DR: also in CO12 4CO12 4DS: also in CO12 4CO12 4DT: also in CO12 4CO12 4DU: also in CO12 4CO12 4DW: also in CO12 4CO12 4DX: also in CO12 4CO12 4DY: also in CO12 4CO12 4EA: also in CO12 4CO12 4EB: also in CO12 4CO12 4ED: also in CO12 4CO12 4EE: also in CO12 4CO12 4EF: also in CO12 4CO12 4EJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4EP: also in CO12 4CO12 4ER: also in CO12 4CO12 4ES: also in CO12 4CO12 4ET: also in CO12 4CO12 4EX: also in CO12 4CO12 4EZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4FU: also in CO12 4CO12 4FX: also in CO12 4CO12 4FY: also in CO12 4CO12 4FZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4GB: also in CO12 4CO12 4GN: also in CO12 4CO12 4GU: also in CO12 4CO12 4GW: also in CO12 4CO12 4GX: also in CO12 4CO12 4GY: also in CO12 4CO12 4GZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4HA: also in CO12 4CO12 4HB: also in CO12 4CO12 4HD: also in CO12 4CO12 4HH: also in CO12 4CO12 4HJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4HP: also in CO12 4CO12 4HR: also in CO12 4CO12 4HS: also in CO12 4CO12 4HT: also in CO12 4CO12 4HW: also in CO12 4CO12 4HX: also in CO12 4CO12 4HY: also in CO12 4CO12 4HZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4JB: also in CO12 4CO12 4JD: also in CO12 4CO12 4JE: also in CO12 4CO12 4JG: also in CO12 4CO12 4JH: also in CO12 4CO12 4JJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4JL: also in CO12 4CO12 4JN: also in CO12 4CO12 4JP: also in CO12 4CO12 4JW: also in CO12 4CO12 4JY: also in CO12 4CO12 4LA: also in CO12 4CO12 4LB: also in CO12 4CO12 4LE: also in CO12 4CO12 4LF: also in CO12 4CO12 4LG: also in CO12 4CO12 4LH: also in CO12 4CO12 4LL: also in CO12 4CO12 4LN: also in CO12 4CO12 4LQ: also in CO12 4CO12 4LS: also in CO12 4CO12 4LT: also in CO12 4CO12 4LU: also in CO12 4CO12 4LW: also in CO12 4CO12 4LZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4NA: also in CO12 4CO12 4NB: also in CO12 4CO12 4ND: also in CO12 4CO12 4NE: also in CO12 4CO12 4NF: also in CO12 4CO12 4NG: also in CO12 4CO12 4NH: also in CO12 4CO12 4NJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4NL: also in CO12 4CO12 4NN: also in CO12 4CO12 4NW: also in CO12 4CO12 4PE: also in CO12 4CO12 4PG: also in CO12 4CO12 4QP: also in CO12 4CO12 4QQ: also in CO12 4CO12 4QR: also in CO12 4CO12 4QS: also in CO12 4CO12 4QT: also in CO12 4CO12 4QU: also in CO12 4CO12 4QX: also in CO12 4CO12 4QY: also in CO12 4CO12 4QZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4RA: also in CO12 4CO12 4RB: also in CO12 4CO12 4RD: also in CO12 4CO12 4RE: also in CO12 4CO12 4RF: also in CO12 4CO12 4RG: also in CO12 4CO12 4RH: also in CO12 4CO12 4RJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4RL: also in CO12 4CO12 4RN: also in CO12 4CO12 4RP: also in CO12 4CO12 4RR: also in CO12 4CO12 4RS: also in CO12 4CO12 4RU: also in CO12 4CO12 4RX: also in CO12 4CO12 4RZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4SA: also in CO12 4CO12 4TE: also in CO12 4CO12 4TF: also in CO12 4CO12 4TH: also in CO12 4CO12 4TJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4TL: also in CO12 4CO12 4TP: also in CO12 4CO12 4TR: also in CO12 4CO12 4TS: also in CO12 4CO12 4TT: also in CO12 4CO12 4TU: also in CO12 4CO12 4TX: also in CO12 4CO12 4TY: also in CO12 4CO12 4TZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4UA: also in CO12 4CO12 4UB: also in CO12 4CO12 4UD: also in CO12 4CO12 4UE: also in CO12 4CO12 4UF: also in CO12 4CO12 4UG: also in CO12 4CO12 4UH: also in CO12 4CO12 4UJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4UL: also in CO12 4CO12 4UN: also in CO12 4CO12 4UP: also in CO12 4CO12 4UQ: also in CO12 4CO12 4UR: also in CO12 4CO12 4US: also in CO12 4CO12 4UT: also in CO12 4CO12 4UU: also in CO12 4CO12 4UW: also in CO12 4CO12 4UX: also in CO12 4CO12 4UY: also in CO12 4CO12 4UZ: also in CO12 4CO12 4WE: also in CO12 4CO12 4WF: also in CO12 4CO12 4WG: also in CO12 4CO12 4WH: also in CO12 4CO12 4WL: also in CO12 4CO12 4WP: also in CO12 4CO12 4XA: also in CO12 4CO12 4XB: also in CO12 4CO12 4XD: also in CO12 4CO12 4XE: also in CO12 4CO12 4XF: also in CO12 4CO12 4XG: also in CO12 4CO12 4XH: also in CO12 4CO12 4XJ: also in CO12 4CO12 4XL: also in CO12 4CO12 4XN: also in CO12 4CO12 4XP: also in CO12 4CO12 4XR: also in CO12 4CO12 4XS: also in CO12 4CO12 4XT: also in CO12 4CO12 4XU: also in CO12 4CO12 4XW: also in CO12 4CO12 4XX: also in CO12 4CO12 4YD: also in CO12 4CO12 4YE: also in CO12 4 GP 2.0 kmHarwich International station 2.6 kmHarewood Surgery 4.2 kmHarwich CO12 4GT Map of CO12 4GT and what is near it Map of CO12 4GT: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the CO12 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Harewood Surgery 4.2 kmDovercourt All Saints CO12 4GT
  • CO12 4GT
  • Other postcodes in CO12 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9248, longitude 1.2459)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CO12 4GT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CO12 4GT?

Every home and business at CO12 4GT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Tendring: 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Tendring: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Tendring.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CO12 4GT?

BinDayBuddy does not read Tendring District Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CO12 4GT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CO12 4GT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Tendring

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CO12 4GT: 1,151 properties in Tendring are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Tendring

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CO12 4GT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CO12 4GT?

Homes in CO12 4 sold for a typical £234,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 153 sales, down 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£234,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£252,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £316,250 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £237,500 66 sales
  • Terraced £195,500 46 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £122,500 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CO12 district: a typical £241,000 from 298 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CO12 4GT

HM Land Registry records 27 standard sales of homes in CO12 4GT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 August 2025. The middle sale was £322,996, from £232,750 to £420,000. Across CO12 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £234,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 19 sales

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CO12 4GT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,040 homes in the neighbourhood around CO12 4GT. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CO12 4GT

Band D in Tendring for 2026‑27: £2,270. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,513 (band A) to £3,278 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,017.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 200 (19%)£1,513
Band Babout 230 (22%)£1,765
Band Cabout 290 (28%)£2,017
Band Dabout 240 (23%)£2,270
Band Eabout 70 (7%)£2,774
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,278
Band Gwithheld£3,783
Band Hwithheld£4,539

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 18% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Tendring before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CO12 4GT is in (ONS area E01022004), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CO12 4GT?

The nearest open schools to CO12 4GT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO12 4GT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CO12 4GT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO12 4GT is Harwich International Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Harwich International Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Dovercourt Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CO12 4GT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CO12 4GT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO12 4GT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CO12 4GT?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CO12 4GT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • PoGo Charge Charging point · 10 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 8 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 · up to 12 kW 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CO12 4GT?

The nearest to the centre of CO12 4GT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CO12 4GT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CO12 4GT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO12 4GT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CO12 4GT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO12 4GT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CO12 4GT?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO12 4GT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CO12 4GT in a conservation area?

The centre of CO12 4GT is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CO12 4GT?

Police.uk records 101 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO12 4GT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences41 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Public order7 reports
Other crime5 reports

Also: burglary 4, other theft 4, vehicle crime 3, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CO12 4GT

Ward
Dovercourt Tollgate
Parish
Harwich
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2023

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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CO12 4GY50 mCO12 4GN80 mCO12 4GU80 mCO12 4GW100 mCO12 4JW120 mCO12 4GZ120 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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